SXSW Center is located on a compact urban site, the 13-story office demonstrates an exemplary standard of care through low-impact design, innovative water quality treatment, LEED Gold certification and specialized attention to tree preservation and enhancement. In alignment with the owner’s ethos of SXSW, the SXSW Center provides a responsive, resilient, and environmentally conscious design that exemplifies Austin.
The SXSW Center project was holistically designed to integrate into downtown, provide access to primary bicycle corridors, and honor the existing trees.The trees became the cornerstone of the design, demonstrating that responsible development can not only adapt around large trees, but celebrate them as the centerpiece. The overall shape of the
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